Islamophobia

Have you heard the story about the FLA minister who threatened to have a Quran burning??? Oy VEY! Suddenly, the premise of Footloose doesn't seem so totally absurd. Actually, it seems totally plausible and relevant. IMBD Footloose people. Great movie BTW.

Islamophobia. Islamaphobia. (sigh)

This is why we started this blog. Because Americans, although well meaning, are really... predictable. For lack of a better term. I'm just tired of it. The World Trade Towers are destroyed; Happens to be muslims. Somehow that connects to Afghanistan and Iraq and we are at war and trying to kick terriorist ass. (sigh)

Everytime we went to war with Germany, German Americans or Germans living in America got harrassed. The Japanese were put in concentration camps. (sigh) This is 2010! Can't we all just get off the hamster wheel of fear mongering and be human beings??? People can be brutal and violent. We can also be loving and compassionate. We can foster understanding rather than harboring fear and nurturing hate. We have a Black President for God sakes.